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Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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A resident leaves the polling station after casting her vote in the Eastleigh by-election in West End, Hampshire, southern England Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Britain's political parties are contesting a special election after a campaign overshadowed by scandals, including the criminal conviction of a former Cabinet minister and allegations of sexual misconduct against a party official. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA)

British election pushes anti-immigration party to forefront

British Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservative party has suffered a huge election defeat, as Friday parliamentary voting saw the scandal-ridden Liberal Democrat surge to first place.

March 1, 2013

** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, not seen, following their meeting in central London, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. This is the first overseas trip for the U.S. Secretary of State in his new role. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

Senators say John Kerry left them in the dark about Syria aid

Foreign-policy panel heads on Capitol Hill say they were surprised by Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement to supply non-lethal aid to Syria.

March 1, 2013

Engineers work in front of a home where sinkhole opened up underneath a bedroom and swallowed a man Friday, March 1, 2013, in Seffner, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida man swallowed by sinkhole presumed dead

A 34-year-old Brandon, Fla., man was trapped in his bedroom after a huge sinkhole opened late Thursday evening beneath his house.

March 1, 2013

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (AP Photo/Allan Tannenbaum, Pool)

Most African-Americans hate the soda ban by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, poll says

A just-released Quinnipiac poll says 60 percent of black New Yorkers say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on soda sizes larger than 16 ounces has got to go.

March 1, 2013

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Clint Eastwood joins call for Supreme Court to strike Calif. gay marriage ban

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has joined the ranks of about 130 conservatives that have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a law that bans same-sex marriage in California.

March 1, 2013

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney, wave to supporters after Mr. Romney conceded the presidential race at his election night rally on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) ** FILE **

Romneys say abrupt campaign end ‘an adjustment,’ compare it to roller-coaster ride

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney compared his campaign ride to a roller coaster that rocked hardest at its abrupt end.

March 1, 2013

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania shows signs of Obamacare-Medicaid cave

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, one of many Republicans to rail against Obamacare, may now join his fellow GOP governors for a different cause: accepting the federal government's terms and jumping aboard the Medicaid money train.

March 1, 2013

** FILE ** Israeli police walk through the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

Hamas warns Obama: Don’t visit Temple Mount

Designated terrorist group Hamas has warned President Obama against visiting the holy Temple Mount site in Jerusalem when he visits Israel next month, saying the action would be "a diplomatic catastrophe."

March 1, 2013

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, has been charged with premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 attack at Fort Hood, Texas. (Associated Press)

Judge orders Fort Hood suspect Nidel Hasan to stand trial in 3 months

A judge has ordered Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the military psychiatrist who is accused of fatally shooting 13 at Fort Hood, Texas, to stand trial in three months.

March 1, 2013

** FILE ** This mouse was produced from stem cells coaxed from skin tissue of adult mice and then reprogrammed. Two teams of Chinese scientists have made a major advance in the development of a new kind of stem cell that doesn't involve destroying embryos. (AP Photo/Nature, Dr. Qi Zhou)

Scientists claim breakthrough in telepathy research

Duke University neuroscientists have invented an implant that allows rats — and maybe monkeys — to communicate telepathically, even across great distances.

February 28, 2013

** FILE ** In this June 25, 2012, file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Pfc. Bradley Manning pleads guilty to misusing classified info in WikiLeaks case

Pfc. Bradley Manning, 25, pleaded guilty to misusing classified material on Thursday, but he declined to plead on the more serious charge — aiding the enemy, according to a report by The Associated Press.

February 28, 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

Karzai demands control of all troops in Afghanistan

President Harmid Karzai says he wants control of all Afghanistan troops — even those linked to the United States — in order to root out charges of abuse in the units.

February 28, 2013

**FILE** Piers Morgan, host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," leaves the CNN building in Los Angeles on Dec. 20, 2011. (Associated Press)

CNN host Piers Morgan to gun-rights guru John Lott: ‘Keep quiet’

CNN host Piers Morgan on Wednesday repeatedly talked over guest John Lott Jr., who was trying to present and correct several myths and misstatements about gun facts, ultimately telling him: "I'm going to keep talking so I suggest you keep quiet."

February 28, 2013

**FILE** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Associated Press)

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan calls Zionism ‘a crime against humanity’

Those who support the development of the Jewish state of Israel are guilty of a crime against humanity, suggested Turkey's prime minister in an address at a United Nations assembly in Vienna, Austria.

February 28, 2013

** FILE ** A helicopter with Pope Benedict XVI onboard leaves the Vatican in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Benedict XVI leaves Vatican in pope helicopter, uses Twitter to say goodbye

The pope has left the building. With much pomp and ceremony, Pope Benedict XVI left Vatican City on Thursday.

February 28, 2013

European Union caps bankers’ bonuses in historic move

The European Union has agreed to impose caps on bankers' bonuses, an unprecedented move made despite the objections of U.K. financial sector bigwigs.

February 28, 2013

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (Associated Press)

Romney, Cantor jump on Chris Christie re-election train

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has come out in full force for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, donating the maximum amount allowed by law to his re-election campaign, according to a report.

February 28, 2013

Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is surrounded by journalists upon his arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: ‘You have a friend for life’

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has a new friend: North Korea's newest dictator, Kim Jong-un.

February 28, 2013

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel Nov. 7, 2012, during a U.S. presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (Associated Press) **FILE**

China defense ministry accuses U.S. of hacking thousands of websites

The United States hacked two of China's major military websites tens of thousands of times in a single month last year, a spokesman with the nation's Defense Ministry said Thursday.

February 28, 2013

NFL investigating scout who asked football prospect: ‘Do you like girls?’

The National Football League is looking into charges that a potential draftee was asked by a scout about his sexual orientation, a league spokesman confirmed.

February 28, 2013